The time has finally arrived: Your heart surgery is complete. When you wake up from the anesthesia, you may wonder why you are connected to both machines. More importantly, you may wonder what are the next steps and changes you make after cardiac surgery.
Here are some things you should know to help ease your mind about your care after surgery.
your care in the intensive care unit (ICU)
as soon as the surgery is completed, your surgeon will talk to your family. You will be taken to the intensive care unit to recover overnight. While you are in the intensive care unit for recovery, you will be watched closely.
Breathing Tube and oxygen
When you wake up, you can have a breathing tube in the mouth and throat. This breathing tube is in your mouth to your comfort and safety. The tube is attached to a ventilator to help your breathing until you wake up completely from anesthesia. When you breathe well enough, the tube will be removed promptly. Then you will receive oxygen through the nose or a mask over his mouth. Keep taking slow, deep breaths and follow the instructions of the nurse speaking.
Drainage Tubes
You will have some tubes and son attached to you in the intensive care unit. The most common drainage pipes include:
- Chest Tubes : Drainage tubes are placed in your chest close to your heart and lungs. The tubes will be removed after a day or two
- Foley Catheter : .. For convenience, another drainage pipe will be placed in your bladder to not have to worry of urinate
- intravenous (IV) lines : You will also have several IV lines in your arms and neck. These lines IV help staff monitor your vital signs, give you drugs, take blood for tests, and replace fluids to help speed your recovery
- Heart Monitor :. You will be connected to a monitor to show the heart activity and other pressures in your heart
- pacemakers son :. temporary pacemaker son can be placed in your chest during surgery and can be used to control your heart rate if necessary. They will be removed before going home.
Moving the intensive care unit to a regular nursing unit
When you are ready, you may be moved to a regular floor to continue your recovery. for a few days
to learn more about heart surgery at UPMC, visit our What awaits you :. cardiac surgery book
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